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From Copland's well-known collection for voice (accompanied by piano or orchestra), John Moss has crafted an exquisite suite of four selected movements for string orchestra. Here is a chance to progra...

Originally, this setting of folk songs was the fourth movement of Vaughan Williams' famous English Folk Song Suite for band. Including “Princess Royal,” “Admiral Benbow” and &l...

A new work from this gifted young composer, The Shell Adagio has received numerous performances from notable orchestras and will certainly find its place in the modern string orchestra repertoire. The...

Known for his extensive orchestration work with Leonard Bernstein and numerous Broadway hits, Hershy Kay was a notable composer in his own right. This movement is taken from his popular 'Cakewalk' bal...

Taken from his own concert suite (dedicated to Leonard Bernstein) of his film score, Copland's own words best describe the musical approach to 'Grover's Corners'. He explained, 'For the film version,...

Actually a theatre work written for the opening of the Kennedy Center of the Performing Arts, Bernstein's Mass includes this captivating melody that has emerged as the stand-out song from this monumen...

Monteverdiana è un'opera per orchestra d'archi che rappresenta un omaggio contemporaneo alla musica di Claudio Monteverdi. Concepita come un ponte nel tempo, questa partitura traduce l'estetica montev...

Monteverdiana è un'opera per orchestra d'archi che rappresenta un omaggio contemporaneo alla musica di Claudio Monteverdi. Concepita come un ponte nel tempo, questa partitura traduce l'estetica montev...

Here is a very easy introduction to the Baroque style through the lively and attractive rhythms and melodies of Antonio Vivaldi. Great for beginning level string orchestra. Includes an optional violin...

Béla Bartók for beginning strings! All the parts are reinforced in the piano accompaniment guaranteeing a superb presentation. Fine opportunities exist to develop outstanding characteristic tone quali...

Music for String Orchestra (1992) è stato commissionato dalla String Orchestra of the Rockies con i fondi del Montana Arts Council. Composta da tre movimenti, l'opera lirica invoca la narrazione artis...

Music for String Orchestra (1992) è stato commissionato dalla String Orchestra of the Rockies con i fondi del Montana Arts Council. Composta da tre movimenti, l'opera lirica invoca la narrazione artis...

Mentored by the likes of William Grant Still, Paul Hindemith, and Howard Hanson, Kay was an impressive composer by any metric, winning a Fulbright Scholarship, the prestigious Rome Prize, a Guggenheim...

The Sinfonia a 8 (La Melodia Germania No. 1) in D major by Johann Stamitz was originally composed for two French horns, two violins, viola, and bass. Since the wind parts largely doubled the strings i...